The small, rural community of 87522 Chimayo, NM is located in the Rio Arriba County and is known for its cultural significance. The town has its own local government which manages the area's services and resources. The political candidates in this area are elected by the people in order to represent their interests. This allows for a more democratic system of governance where residents can voice their opinions through choosing those that will best serve the needs of their community. The town does not have a large population but local elections still bring out a healthy voter turnout as residents express their desires for change or to maintain services that benefit them. As such, it is important to pay attention to local politics in order to stay informed about changes happening within the area.
The political climate in Zip 87522 (Chimayo, NM) is strongly liberal.
Rio Arriba County, NM is very liberal. In Rio Arriba County, NM 66.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rio Arriba county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.1% to 32.5%.
Rio Arriba county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 87522 (Chimayo, NM) is strongly liberal.
Chimayo, New Mexico is strongly liberal.
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico is very liberal.
Espanola Metro Area is very liberal.
New Mexico is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Chimayo, New Mexico: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 87522 (Chimayo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 528 contributions totaling $5,669 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)